If you didn't know, you weren't paying attention. Even on slashdot covered this 7 years ago: http://slashdot.org/story/06/05/11/1216245/the-nsa-knows-who-youve-called [slashdot.org] "Aided by the cooperation of US telecom corporations, AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth, the NSA has been secretly collecting phone call records of tens of millions of Americans"
We had proof 7 years ago, even on slashdot: http://slashdot.org/story/06/05/11/1216245/the-nsa-knows-who-youve-called [slashdot.org] "Aided by the cooperation of US telecom corporations, AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth, the NSA has been secretly collecting phone call records of tens of millions of Americans"
Of course this isn't brand new. This was even covered on slashdot 7 years ago: http://slashdot.org/story/06/05/11/1216245/the-nsa-knows-who-youve-called "Aided by the cooperation of US telecom corporations, AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth, the NSA has been secretly collecting phone call records of tens of millions of Americans"
Challenge accepted. Wikipedia entry on sports: Sport is generally recognised as activities based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity. Wikipedia entry on dexterity: the coordination of small muscle movements which occur in body parts such as the fingers, usually in coordination with the eyes. Moving a mouse, clicking a keyboard, and using a controller all require dexterity. Therefore, gaming can be considered a sport. You can also look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport#Definition
You've never actually seen a gaming event, have you? I can assure you, there are people paying to see MLG events, there is a loyal fanbase, there is (internet) TV coverage (people pay for the HD version of that too). There are sponsorships from large corporations, too.
The biggest myth with capitalism is that pricing has ANYTHING to do with costs. It sets a floor under which a company cannot be profitable, but it does nothing to dictate how much things cost above that. Capitalism is about profit. Specifically, maximizing it. Companies and greedy people will set their prices as high as they possibly can in order to maximize profit. Cost has nothing to do with that.
Therefore, the cost of an E-book is whatever they can get you to pay for it. Just like the cost of an paperback book is whatever they can get you to pay for it.
Move where? To the south with hurricanes? The north with blizzards? The west with earthquakes? Shit happens. Mother nature hates us. You just have to press on.
The technology would be better off if it had the opposite goal. Provide a 100% chance that the authorized firer can pull the trigger and then work on providing a > 0% chance that some unauthorized person cannot fire it. Even if the chance to prevent someone else from firing your weapon was low, say 25%, we would be better off than we are now.
The only thing to worry about would be people becomming over-reliant on the technology and allowing anyone to access their weapon under the assumption that they couldn't fire it even if they tried. You could possibly end up with even more accidental or stolen gun shootings in that case.
I'm pretty sure the only thing they care about with regards to Obamacare is that it was pushed by Obama. Nothing more. This is evidenced by their continuously stated goal to oppose anything and everything he does. A bill to regulate the cable oligarchy is definitely preferable to that.
From TFA:
Kane began by selecting a game, like Triple Double Bonus Poker, and playing it at the lowest denomination the machine allows, like the $1.00 level. He kept playing, until he won a high payout, like the $820 at the Silverton.
Then he’d immediately switch to a different game variation, like straight “Draw Poker.” He’d play Draw Poker until he scored a win of any amount at all. The point of this play was to get the machine to offer a “double-up”, which lets the player put his winnings up to simple high-card-wins draw. Through whatever twist of code caused the bug, the appearance of the double-up invitation was critical. Machines that didn’t have the option enabled were immune.
At that point Kane would put more cash, or a voucher, into the machine, then exit the Draw Poker game and switch the denomination to the game maximum — $10 in the Silverton game.
Now when Kane returned to Triple Double Bonus Poker, he’d find his previous $820 win was still showing. He could press the cash-out button from this screen, and the machine would re-award the jackpot. Better yet, it would re-calculate the win at the new denomination level, giving him a hand-payout of $8,200.
In the Dubrovka Theater attack, all but 2 of the hostages were killed by the Russians as they tried to take back the theater. Making it sound like the Chchens killed 130 people is a bit disengenuous.
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If you didn't know, you weren't paying attention. Even on slashdot covered this 7 years ago: http://slashdot.org/story/06/05/11/1216245/the-nsa-knows-who-youve-called [slashdot.org] "Aided by the cooperation of US telecom corporations, AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth, the NSA has been secretly collecting phone call records of tens of millions of Americans"
We had proof 7 years ago, even on slashdot: http://slashdot.org/story/06/05/11/1216245/the-nsa-knows-who-youve-called [slashdot.org] "Aided by the cooperation of US telecom corporations, AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth, the NSA has been secretly collecting phone call records of tens of millions of Americans"
Of course this isn't brand new. This was even covered on slashdot 7 years ago: http://slashdot.org/story/06/05/11/1216245/the-nsa-knows-who-youve-called "Aided by the cooperation of US telecom corporations, AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth, the NSA has been secretly collecting phone call records of tens of millions of Americans"
Challenge accepted. Wikipedia entry on sports: Sport is generally recognised as activities based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity. Wikipedia entry on dexterity: the coordination of small muscle movements which occur in body parts such as the fingers, usually in coordination with the eyes. Moving a mouse, clicking a keyboard, and using a controller all require dexterity. Therefore, gaming can be considered a sport. You can also look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport#Definition
You've never actually seen a gaming event, have you? I can assure you, there are people paying to see MLG events, there is a loyal fanbase, there is (internet) TV coverage (people pay for the HD version of that too). There are sponsorships from large corporations, too.
3) Go to drive.google.com. Click Create. Choose Spreadsheet. Enjoy!
What do you mean new ideas? Like a prequel? A reboot? A spinoff? A remake? A reimagining?
Gigantic WOOSH
Therefore, the cost of an E-book is whatever they can get you to pay for it. Just like the cost of an paperback book is whatever they can get you to pay for it.
Move where? To the south with hurricanes? The north with blizzards? The west with earthquakes? Shit happens. Mother nature hates us. You just have to press on.
The only thing to worry about would be people becomming over-reliant on the technology and allowing anyone to access their weapon under the assumption that they couldn't fire it even if they tried. You could possibly end up with even more accidental or stolen gun shootings in that case.
I'm pretty sure the only thing they care about with regards to Obamacare is that it was pushed by Obama. Nothing more. This is evidenced by their continuously stated goal to oppose anything and everything he does. A bill to regulate the cable oligarchy is definitely preferable to that.
I'll just leave this here... In American politics, the Southern strategy refers to the Republican Party's strategy of gaining political support or winning elections in the Southern section of the country by appealing to racism against African Americans
It's either this bill or have the umpteenth vote to repeal Obamacare or hold a hearing to find some hidden conspiracy regarding the Benghazi attacks.
Am I a troll for pointing out that Florida isn't all sunshine and flowers?
Hey, Florida's not all that bad.
Yeah, it's like a cow's opinion. It just doesn't matter. It's moo.
That should work out about as well as the "Do Not Track" header field...
Then he’d immediately switch to a different game variation, like straight “Draw Poker.” He’d play Draw Poker until he scored a win of any amount at all. The point of this play was to get the machine to offer a “double-up”, which lets the player put his winnings up to simple high-card-wins draw. Through whatever twist of code caused the bug, the appearance of the double-up invitation was critical. Machines that didn’t have the option enabled were immune.
At that point Kane would put more cash, or a voucher, into the machine, then exit the Draw Poker game and switch the denomination to the game maximum — $10 in the Silverton game.
Now when Kane returned to Triple Double Bonus Poker, he’d find his previous $820 win was still showing. He could press the cash-out button from this screen, and the machine would re-award the jackpot. Better yet, it would re-calculate the win at the new denomination level, giving him a hand-payout of $8,200.
Please mod parent up, even though it's an AC
http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2932#comic
I wish this was higher up in the comments. The "binders full of women" reference is A+
Why limit our lack of respect to online "journalism"? The vast majority of journalism is crap period.
You wind up with Valve. Go look for their leaked employee manual. It's quite interesting.
In the Dubrovka Theater attack, all but 2 of the hostages were killed by the Russians as they tried to take back the theater. Making it sound like the Chchens killed 130 people is a bit disengenuous.